MAP - Mexico & Cuba. Jefferys
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Description
Southeastern Mexico & Western Cuba. Jefferys/Sayer, The Coast of Yucatan from Campeche to Bahia del Ascension; with the West End of Cuba, 1775 (dated). Hand Color. Fine sea chart covering from the Yucatan Peninsula to western Cuba, including Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, etc. This is a continuation of Jefferys' magnificent map of Cuba, which does not include the western tip of the island. A fleet of galleons is shown on the course from Cartagena, while individual ships ply the Mexican waters between Cape Catoche and Campeche. There are excellent navigational details of soundings, rocks, shoals, and banks.
LITERATURE: Shirley (BL Atlases) M.JEF-4a #12.
LITERATURE: Shirley (BL Atlases) M.JEF-4a #12.
Condition
A crisp impression on paper with a large fleur-de-lis coat of arms watermark, minor toning along the centerfold, and a centerfold separation that enters less than 1" into image at bottom and that has been closed with archival tape. There are faint damp stains in the top blank margin which have caused a hole along the centerfold at top and some paper weakness that has been reinforced on verso with cello tape. Grade: B+
Dimensions
18.4 x 24.5 in
Buyer's Premium
- 20%
MAP - Mexico & Cuba. Jefferys
Estimate $350 - $425
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